emala baaba

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Header mask

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Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Emala baaba". Headdress made of Rothuka wood, helmet-like; with large carved helmet decoration, worn at funeral ceremonies in honour of a slave ("ninga"). Cameroon.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bafo (?)
Object type
Header mask
Dimensions
Height: 67 cm
Width: 22 cm
Depth: 55 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 3744

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Cameroon
    Bamenda
    who
    Bafo (?)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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